And after Trump’s Monday meeting with his advisors, perhaps Pence should be getting worried. The group allegedly showed Trump new polling that showed Pence didn’t add anything to the ticket in a 2020 run.

Former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador Nikki Haley has been most frequently mentioned as Pence’s replacement on the ticket.

Pence, for his part, isn’t as dumb as he looks. He’s been quietly assembling his own team – including Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski – and has formed a political PAC that could signal his intent to mount his own bid for the presidency.

“And he is out across the country, continuously now, promoting the president’s agenda but really promoting the development of his own network. He developed a PAC before any vice president ever did. His infrastructure for running for office is complete. So should Trump stumble, should he decide not to run again, Pence 2020 would be an automatic thing.”